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Friday is usually a busy day—the day that all of the efforts that have been put forth all week come to fruition. The articles for the bulletin receive their final proofing, and all the other features are added in. The sermons for Sunday are finished (presumably), and the sermon
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"9 Arguments From the Bible Fundamentalists Should Have to Make" is an article that ran in The Huffington Post. It was written by Derek Penwell, "an author, editor, speaker, and activist. He is the senior minister of Douglass Boulevard Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Louisville, Kentucky
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Lesson 1 (Ecc. 1:1) Verse 1: “The words of the preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.” Though King David had many sons, only Solomon was named his successor and ruled in the kingdom. Solomon calls himself “the preacher”; in fact, the Hebrew title for Ecclesiastes is Qoheleth—
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Although the Sabbath Day has often been dealt with both in preaching and in writing, a member of the congregation desired to have a point for point refutation of the tract named above. Although no publishing date appears on it, it seems as though it is of recent origin, and
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Since the organization, Planned Parenthood, has been in the news several times in recent weeks, it is probably time to remind ourselves of what the origin of this organization was and what its main purpose seems to be. According to Wikipedia, which is not unfriendly toward Planned Parenthood, the organization
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On August 6, 2015, at the Republican Presidential Debate, many fine comments were made by various candidates. However, Christians should take strong exception to those on one topic. John Kasich may be doing an admirable job in governing the state of Ohio, but he was offensive in the debate. Asked
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Most faithful preachers devote a considerable amount of their time combatting error. And the reason is simple. First of all, God commanded all brethren "to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints" (Jude 3). Second, unless brethren are well-grounded in
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As most of us are busy with work, school, spiritual, and social activities, it is entirely possible that a significant date escaped us. It was in February or March of 1945 (70 years ago) that one of the most well-known victims of World War II died. Anneliese Marie Frank,
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A few weeks ago, included in Spiritual Perspectives, was an article in which a woman named Carla attempted to defend Roman Catholicism primarily by asserting that the Apocryphal books were omitted from Protestant Bibles but that Catholics had them—as if that made some sort of difference. Those books were
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Two months ago a letter came to the office here addresses to "Pastor / Ministry Leader." It began with a question: Have you been seeking God for a greater Anointing, to have supernatural signs functioning in your Church / Ministry, and as a proof of the Word of God that
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Of late (although it is scarcely new), people have been tossing around phrases such as: “This is my truth,” or “This is true for me.” An opinion piece by William McGurn in The Wall Street Journal carried the title, “Justice Kennedy’s Bitter Truth” (June 30, 2015). The final paragraph
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(article from July 5, 2015 Evant Edifier (modified)) June 26, 2015 was another black day in American History. It is quite appropriate that five justices were adorned in robes of black, as they handed down their “sentence of death” on all God-approved marriages…. Welcome to Sodom and Gomorrah as